Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-25
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Il
sheir own coffee, diphtheria cannot ge
n foothold, az the pungent aroma Of tn,
roasting coffee effectually destroys tn,
germs of the disease.
on taken from the common wood
chuck or "ground-hog' is highly recon-
monded for leather. Boots, harness. OF
leather articles saturated with il be
| come soft and pliable. vet il does not
it is claimed, opon the pores Of the
leather, but eiIoctually excludes damp
| ness.
| A bedroom in which there is a stove
can be we'll ventilated by putting Q
burning lamp just within the stove
| with the stove door open, letting il
| burn through the night This can be
used in summer when no fire is kept in
| the stove. The burning lamp causes q
draft, and that draft takes out the foul
| air.
DELICIOUS OATMEAL Cruel may be
| mabe by stirring cupful of oatmeal
into bowl of water, allowing it to
| stand few minutes until the coarsest
particles have fallen to the bottom,
pouring off the sater and repeating
| the operation once or twice. The water
| should then be boiled. stirring il con-
stantly until it it sufficiently cooked.
A WRITER in the Germantown Tele-
graph says that convenient place fo4
boots and shoes, which are sure to be in
the way, can easily be made by procur-
ing a shoe or boot box Cor both if your
family is largo, at any shoe store. Put
hinges on to hold the lid. Drive nails
near the top on the back Of the inside,
to hang the slippers upon, and it is
ready for use. II painted or cushioned
and curtained it looks we'll and will
answer for q seat if necessary.
a MIXTURE which is excellent for re.
moving grease spots and stains from
carpet and clothing is made of two
ounces of ammonia, two-ounces Of white
CASTLE soap. one ounce OF glycerine, one
ounce Of ether; cut the soap fine, dis
solve in one pint of water over the fire;
add two quarts of water. Mix thorough
Y, and wash soiled garments in it. For
removing spots use sponge or clean
hannnl cloth, and with a dry cloth rub
as dry as possible. Wooden goods may
being sponged with this.
A SIMPLE and inexpensive method OF
cleaning the waste-pipe of washstands,
bath-tubs, or kitchen sinks, the stoppage
Of which often entails great expense, is
said TO be Gs follows; Just before re-
firing at nirht pour into tho pipe
,nough hqui potash I've of thirty-six
degrees strength to fill the trap" as it
is called, or bent portion Of the pipe just
below the outlet. About a pint will
suffice for washstand or quart for
bath-tub or kitchen sink. 30 sure
that no water runs into IL till next
morning During the night the I've will
convert all the offal in the pipe into
soft soap, and the first current OF water
II the morning Will remove it entirely,
and leave thepipe as clean rs new. The
so-called potash I've is not recommend
ed for this purpose. The lyo should be
kept IN heavy glass bottles or demiiohns,
covered with wicker wire, and plainly
labeled; always under lock when not
q actual use.
TOILET sET.-Take a piece of brown
Holland and trace design of daisieG
and leaves. Work the latter and stems,
with dark-green crewels For the
daisies, thin white Swiss muslin is used
Cut it in strips al inch wide. Take
one strip and one end and with n pier
Ter make a tiny hole in the point Of the
traced petal press the end of the gath
cred muslin through this, and fasten il
securely on the wrong side. Proceed
in this manner until all of the petals
Iye covered. Work tho stamens with
yellow crewel in French knot stitch.
This done by bringing the threaded
ssedle M through the center of the
fower; hold the thread down with the
humb Of the left hand, and with the
needle in the right land place it under
the thread once or twice, according to
Che size of the knot desired, then with
out removing the thumb, place the point
Of the needle in the same place ii was
brought through, draw it ont slowly
and, when the knots are firm, secure on
the wrong side. Finish the edges with
rick-rack edging or with antique lace
The several mats and pin-cushion cover
axe made in the same way.